The Barry County Health Department has announced 25 of the 231 food establishments in Barry County will receive the 2024 Silver Spoon award.

The award is presented to food establishments in the county for demonstrating excellence in public food safety. To receive the Silver Spoon, recipients must have had a valid permit between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024, and no priority or core violations during this time period.

The establishments must also have a high or medium priority rating as determined by their risk assessment. A risk assessment determines the minimum frequency of unannounced inspections each food establishment will have annually.

The recipients in Cassville are:

• Cassville High School cafeteria

• Cassville Intermediate School cafeteria

• Cassville Primary School cafeteria

• Geraldi’s

• Roaring River State Park Store

• Roaring River Waterslide

• Sunshine Coffeehouse

• Nita’s Cakes

Recipients in Eagle Rock are:

• Pirate Sand Bar

• Stateline BBQ

Recipients in Exeter are:

• Exeter School cafeteria

• Four State Stockyards

Recipients in Monett are:

• Big Baldy’s BBQ

• Cox Monett Hospital Cafeteria

• Jack Henry Café

• Monett Senior Center

• Pizza Hut

• VFW Post No. 4207

Recipients in Purdy are:

• Country Corner Store

Recipients in Seligman are:

• Harps

• Lucky T’s

Recipients in Shell Knob are:

• Shell Knob School cafeteria

• Table Rock Trading & Coffee

• Terry’s Café

Recipients in Washburn are:

• Southwest High School cafeteria

‘The Barry County Health Department congratulates these establishments,” a press release said. “We hope the recognition will encourage all food establishments to strive to provide the safest food to Barry County residents.”